The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-07-17
FINKRTYs FORTUNE
ne DID Not Turn his Head Nor Cause Aim 70
pe Back on his Peer Relations.
rYyp, ne 81 boH, G,ob,. Democrat

Peter Finnerty. the semi-milllonaire. who
died suddenly at Waukesha last Tuesday, had
history resembling in many respects that OF
many other individuals who struck II rich In
the golden and silver regions. Fourteen years
near keokuk, Iowa, pay, but MORTGAGE after
mortgage sank his hopes out OF sight, ana ~
last he was Obliged to take to steam team az
isI4 he came West. attracted y the chances
as Miner Miners in San Luis Park where he re-
o% TnU until IL RS Rans
became a jobber on Friar Hill. He owned two
span OF mules and was hauling gre 70 I we
tic Chief" Taking the Dillon bro,hers In With
him they worked the claim until they struck
bonded for q few weeks to a Chicago syndicate;
headed by Farwell, who paid $4,000 down, snl
the bond Expired In the mean time Tnnerty
and the billions found that they had let mil
lions slip by the sale. and they did everything
from carrying out their share Of the contract
The telegraph wires were repeatedly cut so
Leadyillo and Chicago ends Of the bargain.
and that the sellers might at any rate get as
os q 10 %oi In q ' asd
cagoans appreciated the good thing which they
They sent the 100000 balance in greenbacks
from Denver by messenger; who hid s sn es-
Smith a Rocky Mountain detective. The party
rode to the end Of the Denver and South Park
AND he s9en %asd a
W s"s s sas iSs Ie oa. to seasrs
little S N uhief Forever i Soon after selling the
Chief FP ms aSs PSsHins tSe
and confidential friend. says he had deposited
there IN bank to his credit over 10000 Con ri.
if eaVns nom farss family f dependent upon The
On another farm had also been oSertake9 By
family bereavement. and her financial con
Sss 81 a
had not reached the farm neighb9rhood in
ss a1%ss
e % Sna 70
up in tsiIoE.made ci2the 3D., the Sor. best ond
watch and chain, The astopished children
went out with the children Tor walk" Their
Seas &omen ots %ere deefed n COST
TX raiment and given elegant gold watches;
They h
money thsy la soss would g iss toward x|p:
Good-natured smile Peter told them to never
mind the farms. they would be taken care ofin
good time. Two spans OF fine horses, with har;;
oedered in ron 81 Se and there n
spected by the astonished families
tied a prominent bank and placed 5000 to the
credit OF each TidEw presenting them EN- NTH NTH
Peter had zone this far he was the talk OF the
city in which this had taken place. but the
MT ys oa7
set out ior sher ormer homes less than
twenty miles On the way they halted .te long
to
oder than worJs h orator.
day or two later Peter left the neighborhood.
and in due d5 tine In an a. e Is
was the bright side q his adventures after the
There Is a dark side also. During Finnerty's
absence his wife was persuaded into securing
man. Peter Knew this and his generous treat:
ment Of the other folks had in 1t something OF
spirit 81 Irish and s,s the
Peter for $4,000 for the maintennnce q his
three daughters; aged now respectively e. ~,
be visited KeoEuf, But one day the former
upon him, and from that time on he was
Obliged 70 shun Iowa, and always remained
him
where, and tried to make trouble for him. but
he at last bs
Were placed in a seminary at Dayenpor where
they were kept until six months ago Then
heIer moyed tnem 70 the convent OF the sacred
a finnerty had 500 1000 in United States bonds
Ssnr San X at and lis
FsM 1aa anne Bseiap may % placed az
least Spst clean lean s5o6'oeo. He had gone to s..
Louis to sell the EeT York 69 nine fer which he
W Rss soins to 81 retire from and live
quietly in Denver. But. as likely as not he
would have kept on operating right straight 1t
satisfied when he got another $4,000
1t Is not known whether he left will. but
had better settle up his business; So i may
EMERGENCY as has since arisen. Finnerty was
q rather handsome man Of As, weighing about
TO Dopnds dressing res well and Paying .. careful
since Coming into his fortune He did his book
p
es s
'' When asked By COL Atkins why he did no.
select some good woman for q wife, he said:
BE -.Jack. there's none o. them any
good; LUX at tho mother Of me children! A
Yankee KEN along that luked purity, and kud
gone back on me. I'd laid all my mooney at
her feet. an be only too proud to do it but now
IL hadn't a red cent. an woman with $780,
600 a1ed me to marry her. I'd 60 an saw wood
first"
A Massachusetts Summer Resort Story.
Boston. July 16.-It is reported that Presi-
dent Cleveland and hs wife will visit